Bedford

town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Place new_england_town Q665011
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Bedford

Summary

Bedford is a New England town[1]. Bedford ranks in the top 8% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,142 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bedford is located in Middlesex County[3].
  • Bedford is in the country of United States[4].
  • Bedford's instance of is recorded as New England town[5].
  • Bedford's shares border with is recorded as Billerica[6].
  • Bedford is named after Bedford[7].
  • Bedford's flag is recorded as Bedford Flag[8].
  • Bedford's postal code is recorded as 01730[9].
  • Bedford is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 21st Middlesex district[10].
  • Bedford is part of Massachusetts Senate's Third Middlesex district[11].
  • Bedford's Commons category is recorded as Bedford, Massachusetts[12].
  • 1640 marks the founding of Bedford[13].
  • Bedford's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.490555555556, 'lon': -71.276666666667}[14].
  • Bedford's official website is recorded as http://www.town.bedford.ma.us/[15].
  • Bedford's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bedford, Massachusetts[16].
  • Bedford has a population of {'amount': '+523'}[17].
  • Bedford has a population of {'amount': '+13320'}[18].
  • Bedford has a population of {'amount': '+14383'}[19].
  • Bedford's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bedford'}[20].
  • Bedford's category for people born here is recorded as Q21008805[21].
  • Bedford's category for people who died here is recorded as Q21008806[22].
  • Bedford's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5286'}[23].
  • Bedford's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Bedford, Massachusetts[24].
  • Bedford's different from is recorded as Bedford[25].
  • Bedford sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+41'}[26].
  • Bedford covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+13.9'}[27].

Body

Geography

Bedford is in the country of United States[4]. Bedford is located in Middlesex County[3]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 21st Middlesex district[10], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[28], in United States[29] and Massachusetts Senate's Third Middlesex district[11], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district[30], in United States[31].

Physical Characteristics

Bedford covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+13.9'}[27]. Bedford sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+41'}[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+523'}[17], {'amount': '+13320'}[18], and {'amount': '+14383'}[19].

Designation and Status

Bedford's instance of is recorded as New England town[5].

History and Context

1640 marks the founding of Bedford[13]. Bedford is named after Bedford[7].

Why It Matters

Bedford ranks in the top 8% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,142 views/month).[2] Bedford has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Bedford is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . malegislature.gov. Retrieved . malegislature.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved . sec.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Mr buick · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+523'}, {'amount': '+13320'}, {'amount': '+14383'}
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Boston–Cambridge–Newton NECTA division
    Located in → —
    Instance of → New England town
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q8294939]]"
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